Frank Zappa releases his second solo album : ‘Hot Rats’ featuring ‘Peaches en Regalia’ (1969)

Frank Zappa‘s ‘Hot Rats’ is his second solo (and his first after the dissolution of the Mothers of Invention) album recorded from July 18 till August 30, 1969 and released on October 10, 1969 by Bizarre/Reprise.

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The Bee Gees record ‘Horizontal,’ their fourth album featuring ‘Massachusetts’ and ‘World’ (1967)

The Bee Gees‘ ‘Horizontal’ feat. ‘Massachusetts’ and ‘World’ is their fourth studio album recorded between July 17 and November 29, 1967 and released in early 1968 by Polydor.

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Gordy publish The Temptations’ ‘With a Lot o’ Soul’ featuring ‘(I Know) I’m Losing You’ and ‘All I Need’ (1967)

The Temptations‘ ‘With a Lot o’ Soul’ is an album (the most successful from their ‘classic 5’ era) released on July 17, 1967 by Gordy.

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Bill Evans records ‘Interplay’ with Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones, Jim Hall and Freddie Hubbard (1962)

Bill Evans‘ ‘Interplay’ is an album recorded on July 16–17 and August 21, 1962, with Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones, Jim Hall and Freddie Hubbard and released the same year by Riverside.

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Ella Fitzgerald records ‘Ella and Basie!’ her first studio album with Count Basie and his Orchestra arranged by Quincy Jones (1963)

‘Ella and Basie!’ is the first studio album (recorded on July 16–17, 1963) by Ella Fitzgerald with the Count Basie Orchestra playing arrangements by Quincy Jones and released in September 1963 by Verve.

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Polydor publish ‘The Bee Gees 1st,’ their third album featuring ‘Holiday’ and ‘New York Mining Disaster 1941’ (1967)

Bee Gees‘ 1st’ feat. ‘Holiday’ & ‘New York Mining Disaster 1941’ is their third studio album released on July 14, 1967 on Polydor / ATCO

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Cannonball Adderley records ‘Nippon Soul’ in Tokyo with Nat Adderley, Yusef Lateef and Joe Zawinul (1964)

Cannonball Adderley‘s ‘Nippon Soul’ is a live album recorded on July 9, 14 and 15, 1963 in Tokyo, Japan with Nat Adderley, Yusef Lateef and Joe Zawinul and released in 1964 by Riverside.

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